The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology by Péter Mészáros (PDF)

Description

In the last two decades, cosmology, particle physics, high energy astrophysics and gravitational physics have become increasingly interwoven. The intense activity taking place at the intersection of these disciplines is constantly progressing, with the advent of major cosmic ray, neutrino, gamma ray and gravitational wave observatories for studying cosmic sources, along with the construction of particle physics experiments using beams and signals of cosmic origin. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the recent advances and potential future developments in this area, discussing both the main theoretical ideas and experimental results. It conveys the challenges but also the excitement associated with this field. Written in a concise yet accessible style, explaining technical details with examples drawn from everyday life, it will be suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as other readers interested in the subject. Colour versions of a selection of the figures are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521517003.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: Review ‘Whatever branch of astronomy or physics you are engaged in, at whatever level and whether you are playing with spanners, software packages, or mathematics on a blackboard, you are likely to find something new and stimulating in The High Energy Universe.’ The Observatory Book Description An up-to-date overview of high energy, particle and gravitational astrophysics, suitable for undergraduate and graduate students and the general reader. About the Author Peter Mészáros is Eberly Chair of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University, where he is also Director of the Center for Particle Astrophysics. His main research interests are high energy astrophysics and cosmology. He has been a co-recipient of the Rossi Prize of the American Astronomical Society and the First Prize of the Gravity Research Foundation. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I enjoyed this book largely because of its subject: powerful events in Astronomy, like Gamma Ray Bursts and Supernovas. This book distinguishes itself from other popular science books by including some formulas that allow the reader to get out a pencil and paper and make some interesting order-of-magnitude estimates of things like the expected collision time of two orbiting Neutron Stars which are radiating away their orbital energy via gravity waves. Using the formulas adds the fun of DOING something, instead of just passively reading. Anyone who has mastered high school algebra and had an introductory course in physics can understand and use the formulas in this book – the main qualification is just enjoying reading about astronomy (I am what is called an armchair astronomer). I recommend reading the book in front of your computer, where you can type a subject like ‘Gamma Ray Burst’ into your Web browser and get a Wikipedia article which supplements the book’s discussion. I spent many enjoyable hours doing just that. The only fault I found with the book – and the reason why I rated it as 4-star instead of 5-star – is that I think more time should have been spent on editing the book before it went to print. There were a few mistakes that I was able to sort out by using Wikipedia in tandem with the book. However, these are minor flaws in a book that I really enjoyed, so I recommend it to anyone who loves reading about astronomy.

⭐This book is important for people like me. This because I did not study physics at the university. I studied electrical engineering, but I have always been interested in this kind of topics.

⭐A non mathematical overview of cosmology. I am enjoying reading it.

⭐This book is written for those with limited understanding of mathematics. Autors has clearly explaind very difficult topics in easy to understand words without using technical jargons. If you want to understand how universed was born and what is happening now then you must start from this book.

Keywords

Free Download The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology in PDF format
The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology PDF Free Download
Download The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology 2010 PDF Free
The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology 2010 PDF Free Download
Download The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology PDF
Free Download Ebook The High Energy Universe: Ultra-High Energy Events in Astrophysics and Cosmology